Vocational Evaluator

What You'll Do

The Vocational Evaluator is responsible for the timely completion of a comprehensive Individual Vocational Assessment and Plan (IVAP) on behalf of participants assigned to vocational rehabilitation services.
Your responsibilities will include:

• Manage caseload to ensure the delivery of all vocational evaluation and employment planning services within prescribed timeframes.
• Interview participants to gather information on their employment, education, and training histories.
• Assess participants’ vocational interests, abilities, strengths, weaknesses, aptitudes, behaviors, and functional limitations by administering and scoring a battery of tests and vocational evaluation tools.
• Supervise the measurement and recording of participant responses to motivational techniques and criticism, as well as organizational ability, perseverance, attendance, punctuality, flexibility, interpersonal skills, work habits, and communication skills.
• Develop employment plans, including education and vocational training recommendations, Community Service referrals, and appropriate jobs/job families, based on the results of the IVAP and other medical, mental health, substance abuse, and psychosocial assessments.
• Case conference with other WeCARE service providers on an as-needed basis, including Case Managers, Work Readiness Facilitators, Job Prep and Placement Coordinators, and Community Service Specialists.
• Document participant services and activities in management information systems, including, but not limited to, the HRA system, SEAMS, and FedcapCARES.
• Prepare IVAP reports with recommendations of vocational goals and work-related activities to meet those goals.

You're a great fit for this role if you have:

• Bachelor’s degree in vocational rehabilitation, vocational education, psychology, or education, or the equivalent in a related field.
• Prior relevant experience in vocational assessment preferred.
• Knowledge of vocational systems and valid testing procedures is required, as well as knowledge of the labor market and world of work.
• Bilingual (English Spanish) candidates preferred.

Compensation
$23.08-$25.00/hr./48k-52k annually
Equal Opportunity Employer